Author: halo@bungie.org

Joel Albert, of 2old2play, let us know that they’ve just wrapped up their 4th and most successful LAN party for charity – over $1000 was raised for Children’s Memorial Hospital and the Child Oncology Services, while STILL providing a $1000 purse for the winner of a FFA Halo 3 tourney. The LAN writeup is here,…

Hawty McBloggy asked a while back if you could play too much Halo – she’s posted the answers (submitted by fans) in her blog. Read what folks have sent in – and see how many make sense to you!(Louis Wu 21:12:23 UTC)

Ben Winterman stopped by with word of a new reality show that will focus on finding the ‘ultimate gamer’, and is currently looking for folks who want to audition. Tryouts to be held in 4 major US cities – read the flyer for full details! (We got a copy of this ourselves, but since Ben…

Joystiq (and other sites) have what is purported to be the Halo Wars box art – presumably released at the Leipzig Games Convention. It looks an awful lot like some fan mockups, though, and the proportions of the actual models seem off, so I’m suspicious. If we get confirmation from an official source, we’ll update…

OddGodHMK let us know about Boring Comics #15, in which Cortana discloses some tidbits you might wish you’d never learned.(Louis Wu 12:59:15 UTC)

You might remember Smooth Few Films – they’ve been making machinima for quite some time (with lots of accolades), and have dipped their toes in the Halo 3 world (The Over-Achiever, The Bag Boy, The GunStop Way) – looks like they’re back, with a trailer for an upcoming project called ‘G.R.I.E.F’. As usual, high production…

Halo.fr’s Johnny Be Good let us know that Sirkan (a staff member of the site) went to visit Bungie Studios in early August – there’s a writeup and a bunch of pictures of the lobby on the Halo.fr blog. I’m told an English translation is coming soon.(Louis Wu 12:51:51 UTC)

You might remember last week there was a mention of Project Pangea, in which The Handmade Hero was building portrait screenshots of those who asked. He was kind enough to build one for me – I hadn’t realized I WANTED one, but the final result is actually very nice. (Bungie.net is really iffy right now,…

MLG Toronto is in full swing; the Live Feed is currently showing the Losers Bracket games as teams struggle to make it back to the championship. Antigravity just pulled out a 3-2 win over Legendz in Round 4. Final Boss vs Str8 Rippin (Winners Bracket) is up next! (Full details can be found in the…

A couple of days ago, the Weta Workshop released their second podcast – there’s an interesting interview covering the development of the Halo 3 silver collectibles. Three of those four unique pieces have now been sold on eBay – Master Chief and Grunts finished up at $3,050, Master Chief and Arbiter at $2,113.88, and Master…

Z pointed out OmGs’ 3rd Halo 2 Montage – I don’t miss Halo 2’s gameplay at all, but I do have to say, I miss those maps! Almost 7 minutes long, a hefty 290 mb. Check it out.(Louis Wu 13:59:48 UTC)

Will Ludwig was the first to point out the latest Arby ‘n’ the Chief episode, but Xmoosev3 provided a link that gives you creator notes, and links to both Machinima.com and YouTube versions. The video itself is just over 8 minutes long, and shows what happens when Arby and the Chief go to a Halo…

kr-1426 let us know that The Fan Fic Pick of the Week has been posted over at the HBOFF forums. Go see who got the nod!(Louis Wu 13:27:09 UTC)

We got writeups from both TruthPastor SBG and NAMLOCO SBC about the SBG BTB Tourney Semifinals – Saved by Grace was victorious over the Swat Krue, and Tied the Leader beat Outcast Reborn, so these two teams (SBG and TTL) will meet in the upcoming finals. If you want to watch the SBG matches, they’re…

Taco Power was asked by a friend for a song to use in a university project demonstrating modern ballet – the end result mixed ‘Halo’ and ‘The Siege of Madrigal’. The dancers are amateurs – but it’s pretty cool to see Halo used in this context!(Louis Wu 13:23:37 UTC)

There’s a new Flash reproduction of the opening sequence of Halo 3 – or at least a parody of it – over at Newgrounds. You’ll learn things about Johnson you probably didn’t want to know.(Louis Wu 11:53:16 UTC)

newguy2445 let us know that there’s new information (including pics and a video) of an anti-air vehicle being added to Halo Wars – the Wolverine. It made me go back and look at Roger Wilco’s page here – he had a Wolverine (though it’s a totally different kind of vehicle) and a couple of models…

uralllame was inspired by an anti-piracy clip on a DVD he was watching to create his own version for modded Halo content. Go watch it – it might not change your mind, but it’s cute. Thanks, Dragoncoals.(Louis Wu 11:49:27 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is online over at Bungie.net (and in our Weekly Update Archive) – it’s actually a pretty interesting read, this week. Lots of info about what’s coming in September (and, unfortunately, what’s not), plus teasers about PAX and Bungie’s showing there. Swing by! Looks like Mid7night was first. (The September changes actually…

mendicantbias00 decided to rewrite Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘The Raven’ with a Halo theme – check it out and see what you think!(Louis Wu 18:35:29 UTC)